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last night president obama and republican challenger mitt romney had their final face-to- face debate. tara mergener has more on last night's clash and today's campaigning. >> reporter: president obama hit the campaign trail early rallying supporters in del ray beach, florida after his final debate with mitt romney. >> during the debate, he said he'd want more troops in iraq but he was caught on video saying it was unthinkable not to leave 20,000 troops in iraq. >> reporter: romney posed for pictures with police officers this morning before heading to nevada and colorado. both candidates are beginning an all out blitz of key battleground states in the final two weeks of the campaign. during last night's foreign policy debate, the candidates clashed over military sides and spending, russia and iran but their answers often drifted back to the economy. >> america must be strong. america must lead, and for that to happen, we have to strengthen our economy here at home. you can't have 23 million people struggling to get a job. >> both at home and abroad, he has proposed long and reckless p
last night president obama and republican challenger mitt romney had their final face-to- face debate. tara mergener has more on last night's clash and today's campaigning. >> reporter: president obama hit the campaign trail early rallying supporters in del ray beach, florida after his final debate with mitt romney. >> during the debate, he said he'd want more troops in iraq but he was caught on video saying it was unthinkable not to leave 20,000 troops in iraq. >> reporter:...
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following their first debate, president obama and governor mitt romney are back on the campaign trail today. mr. romney will be in virginia, and the president is going to deliver remarks in colorado and wisconsin. both candidates traded views on the economy and domestic issues last night in denver. tara mergener has more. >> reporter: mitt romney set the debate tone early. >> under the president's policies, middle-income americans have been buried. >> reporter: energetic and aggressive, romney slammed the president's economic record and laid out his own plan. >> there be will no tax cut that adds to the deficit. i want to underline that no tax cut that adds to the deficit. >> reporter: but the president repeatedly insisted that romney is calling for $8 trillion in tax cuts and spending that cannot be paid for without adding to the deficit or burdening more middle-income americans. >> it's math. it's arithmetic. >> reporter: the. also criticized his -- the president also chris sitees the -- criticized hid cal letter without -- his challenger of not providing more. the obama campaign is
following their first debate, president obama and governor mitt romney are back on the campaign trail today. mr. romney will be in virginia, and the president is going to deliver remarks in colorado and wisconsin. both candidates traded views on the economy and domestic issues last night in denver. tara mergener has more. >> reporter: mitt romney set the debate tone early. >> under the president's policies, middle-income americans have been buried. >> reporter: energetic and...
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. >> governor romney raised about $700 million in taxes and fees in massachusetts. and i never voted to raise taxes. during your term in congress, the years that you have been there, government has doubled in size. >> reporter: and newt gingrich, he's essentially skipping the next round of contests, focusing, instead, on washington state and the south. and president obama, he has set his sights on the southern state too. now, he visited florida on thursday for the speech on the economy at three fundraisers. the state will be a crucial battleground this fall. for cbs news, the white house. >>> coming up tonight on 9news now at 7:00, we have had a mild winter. not much snow, but believe it or not, that does equal big savings for local governments. a look at the millions that marylanders have spent on snow removal. we'll tell you about it at 7:00. >>> still to come in this half hour of 9news, it was a great day to step outside for lunch or just about anything else. how long does it last, topper? >>> let's talk about the numbers. it was april-like weather today. it migh
. >> governor romney raised about $700 million in taxes and fees in massachusetts. and i never voted to raise taxes. during your term in congress, the years that you have been there, government has doubled in size. >> reporter: and newt gingrich, he's essentially skipping the next round of contests, focusing, instead, on washington state and the south. and president obama, he has set his sights on the southern state too. now, he visited florida on thursday for the speech on the...
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romney's performance in the first debate helped him surge in the polls. this time president obama is promising a more spirited role. round two of the debates is a town hall format. it will take place at hofstra university. students are excited about the chance to get to ask the president and the republican nominee some questions. mitt romney won the coin toss so he's going to get the first question of the night. andrea? >> jessica, the swing states continue to be the focus of both candidates. the latest "u.s.a. today" gallop poll of swing states shows governor romney has a slight lead over president obama among all likely voters. among registered voters in swing states, the president still has the edge. and when it comes to likely women voters, president obama has a very slight lead but it's governor romney the lead whether it comes to likely male voters. the margin of error is plus or minus 4% so this is still a statistical tie. as we've been saying, there is a lot at stake with this second debate. joining me this morning all the way from iowa is politic
romney's performance in the first debate helped him surge in the polls. this time president obama is promising a more spirited role. round two of the debates is a town hall format. it will take place at hofstra university. students are excited about the chance to get to ask the president and the republican nominee some questions. mitt romney won the coin toss so he's going to get the first question of the night. andrea? >> jessica, the swing states continue to be the focus of both...
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sharp exchanges in second debate. a more fiery obama hits back at romney. so the post giving a slight edge to obama but still keeping it pretty even. over here on "the los angeles times," again you can see that same picture finger pointing. the headline here, a sharper tone in round two. this time the president firmly confronts romney who holds his own in a lively exchange. i think this is indicative of what we're seeing across the board. both candidates held their own, but president obama agreements the slight edge here. cnn took an instant poll right after the debate. what it showed was that obama got a seven-point lead right after the debate. same with a cbs instant poll. so again slight edge going to obama but romney most certainly holding his own. coming up, we'll be heading outside where they're going to be putting up these front pages from all newspapers across the country. they're going to be putting up right outside on that sidewalk right outside the newseum. we'll show them to you in just about half an hour. >> that always attracts a lot of attent
sharp exchanges in second debate. a more fiery obama hits back at romney. so the post giving a slight edge to obama but still keeping it pretty even. over here on "the los angeles times," again you can see that same picture finger pointing. the headline here, a sharper tone in round two. this time the president firmly confronts romney who holds his own in a lively exchange. i think this is indicative of what we're seeing across the board. both candidates held their own, but president...
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however, last night, romney told fox news -- >> reporter: romney's solid debate performance gave him a new spark on the campaign trail. before an estimated 10,000 people in virginia, he kept up his attacks on the president. >> what you didn't hear last night from the president is why it is the next four years are going to possibly be better than the last four years. >> reporter: the obama campaign admits it needs a change in strategy for the next two debates. president obama held back from attacking romney during the debate but that changed when he returned to the campaign trail. >> i almost got to watch out. >> reporter: the president attacked romney's plan to cut subsidies to pbs and he said romney's positions were so different from what he said in the past he didn't even recognize who he was debating. >> whoever it was on stage last night doesn't want to be held accountable for what the real mitt romney has been saying for the last year. >> reporter: and again vice president biden gave the romney campaign another nugget to jump on. >> obama and biden want to raise taxes by $1 tril
however, last night, romney told fox news -- >> reporter: romney's solid debate performance gave him a new spark on the campaign trail. before an estimated 10,000 people in virginia, he kept up his attacks on the president. >> what you didn't hear last night from the president is why it is the next four years are going to possibly be better than the last four years. >> reporter: the obama campaign admits it needs a change in strategy for the next two debates. president obama...
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we are your go-to station for wednesday night's first debate between president obama and governor romney. 9news now is teaming up with our sister paper "u.s.a. today" and beginning at 9:00 p.m., "u.s.a. today" reporters will be fact checking exactly what the candidates say. and you can watch the analysis live on our website wusa9.com. this morning "u.s.a. today" white house correspondent aamer talked with andrea roane about what we can expect. >> as far as substantively, i have a hard time believing there's going to be this huge big policy announced in a debate. that just doesn't happen. what's remembered about the debates are the small moments. you're likable enough, i knew john f. kennedy. >> again, you can watch the debate and get instant truth analysis from a team of "u.s.a. today" reporters live tomorrow night on wusa9.com. then at 11:00, derek mcginty will be at "u.s.a. today" headquarters for deeper analysis of the hits, the runs, the errors of the first presidential debate. >>> about 100 metro riders had to walk down a rain soaked broken escalator at dupont circle this morning. m
we are your go-to station for wednesday night's first debate between president obama and governor romney. 9news now is teaming up with our sister paper "u.s.a. today" and beginning at 9:00 p.m., "u.s.a. today" reporters will be fact checking exactly what the candidates say. and you can watch the analysis live on our website wusa9.com. this morning "u.s.a. today" white house correspondent aamer talked with andrea roane about what we can expect. >> as far as...
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. >>> president obama and mitt romney are back on the campaign trail after last night's spirited debate. the president lived up to his promise to be more aggressive. mitt romney, however, stood his ground. danielle nottingham has more. >> reporter: president obama and mitt romney head to separate corners of the country to campaign after one of the most combative presidential debates in recent memory. >> you'll get your chance in a moment. i'm still speaking. >> i don't look at my pension. it's not as big as yours. >> reporter: the president and his republican challenger clashed on just about every issue invading each other's space and battling for uncommitted voters. >> not drew. >> how much did you cut it? >> governor, we produced more oil-- >> no much, how much did you cut licenses and permits on federal waters? >> reporter: when the sparring was over, cbs news asked a group of about 500 uncommitted votessers who won. 47% said the president. 30% said romney and a third called it a tie. predictably both sides claim victory. romney's team says his momentum will continue. the president's
. >>> president obama and mitt romney are back on the campaign trail after last night's spirited debate. the president lived up to his promise to be more aggressive. mitt romney, however, stood his ground. danielle nottingham has more. >> reporter: president obama and mitt romney head to separate corners of the country to campaign after one of the most combative presidential debates in recent memory. >> you'll get your chance in a moment. i'm still speaking. >> i...
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this time in favor of governor romney. debates are really making a difference. the president's flat performance has changed things. what does joe biden have to do to turn things around? what does paul ryan have to do to keep things going? >> the question is whether joe biden can turn things around. the polls have moved in romney's favor. i think biden clearly wants to again make the difference between ryan and romney clear if he can, sort of separate them and say which side are you on on abortion, where are you on taxes, whose budget are we talking about, really try and nail down some of the facts that biden and obama feel were not clear enough and not made clear enough in the presidential debate. >> es that' because the president didn't -- that's because the president didn't make them clear. really didn't answer some of the issues that governor romney threw out. how has the rehearsal for this debate gone and maybe different from the presidential candidates' rehearsal? >> there's been quality time on this one. there's some thought that mr. obama wasn't really co
this time in favor of governor romney. debates are really making a difference. the president's flat performance has changed things. what does joe biden have to do to turn things around? what does paul ryan have to do to keep things going? >> the question is whether joe biden can turn things around. the polls have moved in romney's favor. i think biden clearly wants to again make the difference between ryan and romney clear if he can, sort of separate them and say which side are you on on...
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today he's at the white house preparing for his next debate against mitt romney. in a cbs news poll of uncommitted voters taken right after the debate, 50% thought vice president biden won. >> these guys bet against america all the time. >> reporter: other polls gave ryan the edge. >> this is what politicians do when they don't have a record to run on. try to scare people from voting for you. >> reporter: it remains to be seen if last night's showdown will sway voters. his torians say the past eight vice presidential debates had almost no affect on the election. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >>> mitt romney and president obama's next meeting will be a town hall style in new york on tuesday. then their final debate will take place october 22 in florida. >>> well, the komen three-day walk for the cure is under way. participants gathered r the opening ceremonies and the first leg of their 60-mile journey this morning. the walkers are looking to raise money and make a personal difference in the fight against breast cancer. >> i'm an oncologist in new
today he's at the white house preparing for his next debate against mitt romney. in a cbs news poll of uncommitted voters taken right after the debate, 50% thought vice president biden won. >> these guys bet against america all the time. >> reporter: other polls gave ryan the edge. >> this is what politicians do when they don't have a record to run on. try to scare people from voting for you. >> reporter: it remains to be seen if last night's showdown will sway voters....
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it's an interesting situation, for mitt romney, this debate is very important. he does need a game change. he's behind. there's time but time is running out so he needs to reverse momentum. for president obama, he needs to keep the momentum going. he wants to keep romney on the defense and that's what he's going to look to accomplish with the debate. >> it's going to be very tough. we're talking about the economy and the president has to answer that infamous question are we better off today than four years ago. seems like his advisors have even had problems answering that question. >> yeah. but at the same time he's definitely i think sort of turned the question into well, yes, we aren't better off than with you are four years ago today but remember where you were four years ago today and how we were on the cusp of depression and it could have been a lot worse. and, you know, whether you agree with him or disagree with him, he's been able to turn the question around pretty aptly. >> governor romney has changed his opinion on the dream act and governor chris chri
it's an interesting situation, for mitt romney, this debate is very important. he does need a game change. he's behind. there's time but time is running out so he needs to reverse momentum. for president obama, he needs to keep the momentum going. he wants to keep romney on the defense and that's what he's going to look to accomplish with the debate. >> it's going to be very tough. we're talking about the economy and the president has to answer that infamous question are we better off...
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he tried to draw a countries with romney. >> the debate in the election is about how we grow faster and how we create more jobs. >> reporter: the president is off the campaign trail the next couple of days, pennsylvania is the next stop for romney. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >>> still to come when the news continues, if you ride metro, there are going to be some changes beginning on monday. we'll tell you everything you need to know. >> a new report shows more people are surviving cancer. i'm dick brennan in new york, i'll have the findings coming up. >>> a new report from the american cancer society says the number of cancer survivors in the united states will grow significantly in the next decade. dick beck man reports the number of -- brennan reports the number of survivors has more to do with a growing population. >> reporter: jerry is a cancer survivor but it's been a long road. she's battled breast cancer three times. >> i never thought i would get breast cancer again. >> reporter: the 67-year-old is one of 13.7 million americans living with a history of cance
he tried to draw a countries with romney. >> the debate in the election is about how we grow faster and how we create more jobs. >> reporter: the president is off the campaign trail the next couple of days, pennsylvania is the next stop for romney. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >>> still to come when the news continues, if you ride metro, there are going to be some changes beginning on monday. we'll tell you everything you need to know. >> a new...
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among those uncommitted voters, 56% say they felt better about mitt romney after the debate. 11% say they felt worse. 32% say they had no change in their opinion. as for the president, 13% of those polled came away with a better impression. 17% felt worse about the president. 69% felt exactly the same about president obama. >>> you left your reactions on our facebook page. the problem with this debate is that it keeps going past their time limit and mitt romney wasn't clear on what he would do for the economy. so for me it was a tie. while another said not only did romney insult educators but the poor. and president obama wasn't a winner either. he lacked aggression. he we'd like you to leave your comments by going to our facebook page wusa9. >>> the economy and jobs will be an important part of the election. jessica is here with our local jobs picture and it's pretty good compared to the rest of the country. >> this is another situation where we're saying thank goodness we live in the washington region. the latest unemployment figures are out. let's take a look. at 5.5%, the washing
among those uncommitted voters, 56% say they felt better about mitt romney after the debate. 11% say they felt worse. 32% say they had no change in their opinion. as for the president, 13% of those polled came away with a better impression. 17% felt worse about the president. 69% felt exactly the same about president obama. >>> you left your reactions on our facebook page. the problem with this debate is that it keeps going past their time limit and mitt romney wasn't clear on what he...
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was snapped up in less than two minutes after the phrase was uttered by mitt romney during the debate on tuesday night. governor romney said when he was looking to fill cabinet posts in massachusetts, his staff brought him binders full of women qualified for the job. of course the phrase went viral instantly. the speed rays won by american bridge 21st century. that's a democratic super pack. cnn reports it's mainly funded by hedge fund billionaire george sawyer reduce. >>> forget about gin and juice. how about sparkling white rhine and vod -- wine and vodka. companies are mixing wine and spirits in the same bottle. two examples. there's the blend of cognac and wiscoto and then wine and sparkling water. it comes in a champagne style bottle. >> thank you. >> have you tried it? >> i have not but i think maybe very have to do this after 5:00 p.m. it's 5:00 p.m. somewhere. >> reporter involvement. thanks, jess. >>> two holiday related dates you need to put on your calendar. the 6th of december is one of them. that's when the national christmas free will be lit on the ellipse. 17,000 ticket
was snapped up in less than two minutes after the phrase was uttered by mitt romney during the debate on tuesday night. governor romney said when he was looking to fill cabinet posts in massachusetts, his staff brought him binders full of women qualified for the job. of course the phrase went viral instantly. the speed rays won by american bridge 21st century. that's a democratic super pack. cnn reports it's mainly funded by hedge fund billionaire george sawyer reduce. >>> forget about...
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president obama and mitt romney squared off for the third and final time last night. >> the debate at lynn university in boca raton, florida was supposed to focus on foreign policy. chris finish fisher is in our -- kristin fisher is in our satellite center with more on what happened. a lot thought they could veer this toward the economy. did they do that? >> reporter: for the most part the candidates did stick to foreign policy. there was really no clear winner out of the third and final debate although both cbs and cnn instant polls did give president obama a slight edge. but mitt romney, he held his own, no major gaffes, even though the subject matter of this third and final debaipt as you said -- debate as you said foreign policy is widely considered to be his weakest issue. you can see these two candidates were all smiles when they walked out, but no -- make no mistake about it, this was another very heated debate. the most memorable line, the most tweeted line about the night came from the president who attacked his opponent's comments about cuts to the defense budget. >> i think
president obama and mitt romney squared off for the third and final time last night. >> the debate at lynn university in boca raton, florida was supposed to focus on foreign policy. chris finish fisher is in our -- kristin fisher is in our satellite center with more on what happened. a lot thought they could veer this toward the economy. did they do that? >> reporter: for the most part the candidates did stick to foreign policy. there was really no clear winner out of the third and...
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. >>> president barack obama and governor mitt romney wrapped up the last of a series of campaign debates last night at lynn university in boca raton, florida. >> this time the focus foreign policy. mitt romney tried to convince americans the president has been strong -- hasn't been a strong enough leader on the world stage. the president used his time to tick off his accomplishments one by one. >> kristin fisher is live from our satellite center with a look at how the night went for each candidate. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: good morning. no clear winner out of this third and final debate. instant polls from both cbs and cnn did give president obama a slight edge but mitt romney held his own. no major gaffes even though foreign policy the subject matter of this third and final debate is not his strong suit. that's widely regarded as his big weak spot. i want you to take a look at the video as the two campaign dates walked out. -- candidates walked out. they are all smiles but this was another very heated debate. the most memorable line, the most tweeted line of the night came fr
. >>> president barack obama and governor mitt romney wrapped up the last of a series of campaign debates last night at lynn university in boca raton, florida. >> this time the focus foreign policy. mitt romney tried to convince americans the president has been strong -- hasn't been a strong enough leader on the world stage. the president used his time to tick off his accomplishments one by one. >> kristin fisher is live from our satellite center with a look at how the...
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win to mitt romney. former governor bob ehrlich says president obama performed well but he believes the romney camp is very happy. >> this was a strong performance, an engaged performance, informed performance and clearly he met -- the expectations may have been rather low by the way but he met and exceeded those expectations. >> we heard reaction from former congressman ted perriello last hour. we'll continue to bring you more. >>> this week marks ten years since the beginning of the sniper attacks. people were on guard for three weeks. inside a warehouse in prince george's county, evidence is being preserved for a future exhibit on this. there's the 1990 chevy came please, the vehicle -- came pre, the vehicle used -- caprice, the vehicle used. also a card left outside the shooting in bowie, the shooter's first attempt to communicate with police. there are so many items, archivists are still working to get an accurate account of all of them. >>> tonight the city of purcelville hopes to lift a boil water
win to mitt romney. former governor bob ehrlich says president obama performed well but he believes the romney camp is very happy. >> this was a strong performance, an engaged performance, informed performance and clearly he met -- the expectations may have been rather low by the way but he met and exceeded those expectations. >> we heard reaction from former congressman ted perriello last hour. we'll continue to bring you more. >>> this week marks ten years since the...
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the president's team said the debate exposed the risks of electing a romney-ryan ticket. the next presidential debate is tuesday. randall pinkston, cbs news, danville, kentucky. >>> ray locker is washington enterprise editor at "u.s.a. today." channel 9's sister publications. ray, you're part of the fact checking team we heard in randall's package there, the vice president saying not a single thing that congressman ryan said was accurate. he was talking about one thing. but were there egregious claims made by either candidate last night? >> i wouldn't necessarily say egregious. i would say obviously both candidates made some factual errors when talking about, say, the number of people who might lose health insurance under obama care. congressman ryan said 20 million. it's a high end estimate. i don't think anybody really thinks that's going to happen. vice president biden mentioned some things about what the cost of the ryan medicare plan would be, $6400 to an average family. that's an earliest mat. subsequent plans -- early estimate. subsequent plans the number has gone
the president's team said the debate exposed the risks of electing a romney-ryan ticket. the next presidential debate is tuesday. randall pinkston, cbs news, danville, kentucky. >>> ray locker is washington enterprise editor at "u.s.a. today." channel 9's sister publications. ray, you're part of the fact checking team we heard in randall's package there, the vice president saying not a single thing that congressman ryan said was accurate. he was talking about one thing. but...
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he has to come out and maintain the momentum he had coming out the first debate. >> reporter: romney continues his debate prep near boston today. tara mergener for cbs news, washington. >> tuesday's debate will be a town hall format that will include questions from undecided voters. >>> former u.s. senator arlen specter of pennsylvania has died. he was 82 years old. a family member says specter died sunday morning of complications from nonhodgkins lymphoma. he served 30 years in the senate and once headed the judiciary committee. specter was facing a rising conservative republican tide when he switched parties and ran on the democratic primary. he lost that race in 2010. funeral arrangements for arlen specter have not been announced. >>> families of people killed in the september 11 attacks have been invited to watch pretrial hearings for the five men currently charged with planning the terrorist strike. the hearings begin today in guantanamo bay, cuba. the hearings can be viewed through closed circuit television at military installations in new jersey, massachusetts, maryland and ne
he has to come out and maintain the momentum he had coming out the first debate. >> reporter: romney continues his debate prep near boston today. tara mergener for cbs news, washington. >> tuesday's debate will be a town hall format that will include questions from undecided voters. >>> former u.s. senator arlen specter of pennsylvania has died. he was 82 years old. a family member says specter died sunday morning of complications from nonhodgkins lymphoma. he served 30...
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polls mitt romney -- polls show mitt romney has a one-point lead in colorado. >> you can watch the debate right here on wusa9 beginning at 9:00 p.m. "u.s.a. today" reporters will blog online about what the candidates say and at wusa9.com, you can participate in that conversation via facebook and twitter. then at 11:00, join derek and anita as they fact check what the candidates say with the "u.s.a. today" fact checking team. >>> there's some very important deadlines coming up if you plan on voting in november's election. you have just a few more days to register to vote. in virginia you have til monday, october 15. october 16, tuesday, is the deadline in maryland. in d.c. the mail-in registration deadline has passed but you can still register in person at the d.c. election board's headquarters. the deadline for that is friday, october 19. for more information on voter registration, go to our week site wusa9.com and look under our campaign 2000 tab -- campaign 2012 tab. >>> it's 5:06. time for the latest your money report of the morning. >> that's why jessica is here talking about the head
polls mitt romney -- polls show mitt romney has a one-point lead in colorado. >> you can watch the debate right here on wusa9 beginning at 9:00 p.m. "u.s.a. today" reporters will blog online about what the candidates say and at wusa9.com, you can participate in that conversation via facebook and twitter. then at 11:00, join derek and anita as they fact check what the candidates say with the "u.s.a. today" fact checking team. >>> there's some very important...
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. >> gingrich fired back challenging romney to a series of one on one debates and he called ron paul's views totally outside the mainstream of virtually every decent american. all of this republican infighting could help president obama. his approval ratings are up and the g.o.p. campaign is diverting attention away from the fragile economy. texas governor rick perry lagging in the polls is trying to define himself. >> why would you settle for anything less than an authentic conservative who will fight for your views and values without apology. >> the candidates have a packed schedule. paul appears at a veteransralry and michele bachmann has stops scheduled. santorum has campaigned in iowa more than any other candidate but is still behind. if he finishes dead last, he will end his campaign. terrell brown, cbs news, washington. >>> polls in iowa show that many voters are still undecided. >>> in the new year, montgomery county residents will have to pay more at the grocery store. a 5 cent bag tax goes into effect january 1st. many montgomery county residents say the tax is not only unwan
. >> gingrich fired back challenging romney to a series of one on one debates and he called ron paul's views totally outside the mainstream of virtually every decent american. all of this republican infighting could help president obama. his approval ratings are up and the g.o.p. campaign is diverting attention away from the fragile economy. texas governor rick perry lagging in the polls is trying to define himself. >> why would you settle for anything less than an authentic...
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and mitt romney are spending the day preparing for their second debate. the president is hold up at a resort in williamsburg, virginia. romney is at his boston headquarters. the debate is being held at hofstra university in new york. it will be a town hall format and include questions which come directly from undecided voters. >>> time is running out if you plan on voting in maryland, the district or virginia in the upcoming november election and haven't registered to vote yet. in virginia today is the last day to register. tuesday, tomorrow, that's the deadline in maryland. and in d.c., your only option is to register in person at the election board's headquarters. you will only have until friday, october 19 to do that. for more information on voter registration, go to wusa9.com and look under our campaign 2012 tab. >>> former u.s. senator arlen specter of pennsylvania has died. he was 82 years old. a family member says specter died sunday morning of complications from nonhodgkins lymphoma. he spent 30 years in the senate and once headed the judiciary co
and mitt romney are spending the day preparing for their second debate. the president is hold up at a resort in williamsburg, virginia. romney is at his boston headquarters. the debate is being held at hofstra university in new york. it will be a town hall format and include questions which come directly from undecided voters. >>> time is running out if you plan on voting in maryland, the district or virginia in the upcoming november election and haven't registered to vote yet. in...
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mitt romney will get the first question. we'll have your go to debate station tonight. we're teaming up with our sister publication "u.s.a. today" and beginning at 9:00 p.m. on our website, we'll be live blogging, fact checking what the candidates are saying. you can join the conversation with us via facebook or twitter. watch the debate on channel 9 at 9:00 and then on 9news at 11:00, we will have a fact checking segment, taking a look at what the candidates said, no spin, what's right, what's wrong, what's new on. that's with our "u.s.a. today" political team. meanwhile voting is under way in the district. early voting, that is. today is the first day d.c. voters can cast ballots in the presidential election. this early voting is taking place at one judiciary square. that's 441 4th street northwest and it's open from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. now we move on to maryland where gay marriage is no doubt one of the most controversial questions on the november ballot. so you have to ask, how could the spanish explanations be so wrong. bruce leshan joins us with that. bruce? >>
mitt romney will get the first question. we'll have your go to debate station tonight. we're teaming up with our sister publication "u.s.a. today" and beginning at 9:00 p.m. on our website, we'll be live blogging, fact checking what the candidates are saying. you can join the conversation with us via facebook or twitter. watch the debate on channel 9 at 9:00 and then on 9news at 11:00, we will have a fact checking segment, taking a look at what the candidates said, no spin, what's...
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own poor performance during the first debate. the smith dinner has been a good stop ever since world war ii. it's a fancy affair in manhattan and both were wearing white ties and tails something romney said made him quite comfortable. >> it's nice to finally relax and to wear what ann and i wear around the house. >> everyone please take your seats. otherwise clint eastwood will yell at them. >> i was actually hoping the president would bring joe biden along this evening because he'll laugh at anything. >> the unemployment rate is at the lowest level since i took office. i don't have a joke here. i just thought it'd be useful to remind everybody. >> he knows how to seize the moment, this president, and already has a compelling new campaign slogan. you're better off now than you were four weeks ago. >> reporter: my favorite jokes of the night by far were when president obama and mitt romney made fun of their own performances during the last two debates. it is really good stuff. or at least their writers did a very good job of writi
own poor performance during the first debate. the smith dinner has been a good stop ever since world war ii. it's a fancy affair in manhattan and both were wearing white ties and tails something romney said made him quite comfortable. >> it's nice to finally relax and to wear what ann and i wear around the house. >> everyone please take your seats. otherwise clint eastwood will yell at them. >> i was actually hoping the president would bring joe biden along this evening...
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tonight for a debate on national security. the gop candidates are expected to take swipes at the president foreign policy record. >> the gop contenders will take the stage with a new national front runner. a poll puts newt gingrich at the top of the field. mitt romney follows in second place. herman cain has slipped to third. danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. >>> it was a tough local campaign promises made 50 years. >> tonight after all the debate,, the intercounty connector is open for business. >> it connects i-270 and 95 north of the beltway and so far, reviews are good. >> oh my god, can you believe it? gaither burg to laurel in 20 minutes in rush hour in the rain? it is incredible. >> i don't know. he looks like he is excited about it. the icc is a toll road that will run you from $1.40 to $6 depending on how far you are. they will be waived for the next two weeks. >> it is raining and it is rush hour and that's all the reason to put this new road to the test. >> we asked our expert road runners to take the icc c
tonight for a debate on national security. the gop candidates are expected to take swipes at the president foreign policy record. >> the gop contenders will take the stage with a new national front runner. a poll puts newt gingrich at the top of the field. mitt romney follows in second place. herman cain has slipped to third. danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. >>> it was a tough local campaign promises made 50 years. >> tonight after all the debate,, the intercounty...
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debate. >> next at 5:15, howard has high temperatures ranging from the 80s to the 60s in his seven- day forecast. we'll be right back. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news now on this tuesday morning. it's 5:15. before i said howard is going to have temperatures that go to 70s, even 80s. i thought we were in fall now. >> we are in fall but we still get these ups and downs. when we have 80s, we also have 60s in the seven-day forecast as we get into early next week. with nats hosting some playoff games, definitely going to be an october chill in the air. we've got some rain out there. some heavy showers west of d.c. right now. we've got the scattered showers for the bus stop forecast. upper 50s to upper 60s. it's even 70, believe it or not, 70 right now at the patuxent river naval air station. sunrise 7:05. your day planner better chance of showers and even thowndzer this morning than -- thunder this morning than this afternoon. even midday we may be seeing the bulk of the rain north and east. another wave will probably head our way this afternoon. i think it will head more toward
debate. >> next at 5:15, howard has high temperatures ranging from the 80s to the 60s in his seven- day forecast. we'll be right back. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news now on this tuesday morning. it's 5:15. before i said howard is going to have temperatures that go to 70s, even 80s. i thought we were in fall now. >> we are in fall but we still get these ups and downs. when we have 80s, we also have 60s in the seven-day forecast as we get into early next week. with...
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romney keeps up. tension rises as debate hits the hot issues. so what we're seeing in all these headlines this morning is essentially there was no huge blow yao winner. there was no big knockout punch from this second debate, but by most accounts, obama, as you can see from these headlines, he really seemed to have the edge. he was on the attack. he was on the offensive. he seemed much more engaged, much more energetic than in the first debate and he really came out and delivered. he did what he needed to do. as for romney, he didn't have any big mistakes and his campaign is saying that he did very well. by all accounts most republicans are very pleased with his performance. but i do think right now at least the edge is going to have to go to owe bam madam president we'll have to -- to obama. we'll have to wait and see how this translates into the polls in the days and weeks to come. jessica, andrea? >> and how it plays out in the voting booth will be critical. if you plan to vote in the presidential race or any other race, the deadline to regis
romney keeps up. tension rises as debate hits the hot issues. so what we're seeing in all these headlines this morning is essentially there was no huge blow yao winner. there was no big knockout punch from this second debate, but by most accounts, obama, as you can see from these headlines, he really seemed to have the edge. he was on the attack. he was on the offensive. he seemed much more engaged, much more energetic than in the first debate and he really came out and delivered. he did what...
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when obama and romney made fun of their own performances during the last two debates. it's hill lair rouse, that's coming up at 6:30 and you know i think that this is what it would be like if jon stewart ran for president. don't you think? i mean, this is what we want to see a bit more of right? >> you know i saw his debate with bill o'reilly and it was engaging and still informative but funny and that's nasty. >> and you still learn something and they get their points across. >> exactly. all right, kristin fisher reporting live from our satellite center. she's back with funny more moments from that dinner last night. >>> well, no matter who you're voting for in november you're running out of time to make sure you're registered to vote. today is the deadline in the district but at this point you can only register in person at the city's board of elections office. deadlines to register in maryland and virginia have come and gone. >>> we have more on voter registration at wusa9.com. click on campaign 2012. >>> more tragic news for the prince george's county police depart
when obama and romney made fun of their own performances during the last two debates. it's hill lair rouse, that's coming up at 6:30 and you know i think that this is what it would be like if jon stewart ran for president. don't you think? i mean, this is what we want to see a bit more of right? >> you know i saw his debate with bill o'reilly and it was engaging and still informative but funny and that's nasty. >> and you still learn something and they get their points across....
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the rally is in response to romney's comments during the first debate calling for the elimination of government funding for pbs which airs the popular show "sesame street" featuring that buy, big bird. -- >> guy, big bird. >>> an already tense relationship between japan and the united states is now strained once again after two american service men were arrested for raping a woman in okinawa. both men attacked the japanese woman tuesday morning. gentleman important's defense minister has now lodged complaints against the u.s. government and the military. they are demanding the united states take better preventive measures. the u.s. ambassador to japan says the united states military is committed to cooperating fully with the japanese investigation. >>> the judge in the trial of two prince george's county police officers accused of beating a university of maryland student has thrown out the most serious charge leveled against the pair. >> the judge says there is not enough evidence to support a first degree assault charge. kristin fisher is live from college park. she has more on the
the rally is in response to romney's comments during the first debate calling for the elimination of government funding for pbs which airs the popular show "sesame street" featuring that buy, big bird. -- >> guy, big bird. >>> an already tense relationship between japan and the united states is now strained once again after two american service men were arrested for raping a woman in okinawa. both men attacked the japanese woman tuesday morning. gentleman important's...
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their only debate before election day. here to talk about what each man has to do and not do is the white house correspondent for "u.s.a. today." good to have you back with us. before we started our interview, you said the obama administration has to stop the bloodletting or as you said bedwetting. that's the onerous on joe biden tomorrow because the president's performance was not good. >> it wasn't good. not that mitt romney beat president obama -- i'm not sure if he did, but barack obama did not look good last week. what vice president biden has to do is stop the bleeding. >> what does paul ryan need to do to keep the momentum going that mitt romney accelerated last week? >> both these candidates are really smart guys that know washington, know how buckets work. -- budgets work. that's what paul ryan's specialty is. he has to show his expertise. this is a great opportunity for him to introduce himself to the american people again and to show take he's somebody that we can credibly believe is one heart beat away frbing p
their only debate before election day. here to talk about what each man has to do and not do is the white house correspondent for "u.s.a. today." good to have you back with us. before we started our interview, you said the obama administration has to stop the bloodletting or as you said bedwetting. that's the onerous on joe biden tomorrow because the president's performance was not good. >> it wasn't good. not that mitt romney beat president obama -- i'm not sure if he did, but...
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. >>> meanwhile, republican mitt romney has no campaign eevents -- campaign events scheduled this week. he is preparing for three debates with obama earlier next month. >>> thomas gore pleaded guilty in may to organizing under-the- table payments to former mayoral candidate suleman brown. it was part of an alleged shadow campaign to get gray elected. gore was the first of three campaign aides to plead guilty, and federal prosecutors asked the judge not to set a sentencing date because their d.c. political corruption probe is still ongoing. gore will return to court in december. >>> the poles are now open in northeastern virginia for a -- in northern virginia for a special election. residents will select a new delegate. the district includes parts of old town alexanderia crystal city, shirlington and huntington. the poles will close tonight. >>> some is over for most students in northern virginia. some of the region's biggest districts are heading back to school today. alexanderia arlington and fairfax counties. kristin fisher spent the morning with students at the new south county midd
. >>> meanwhile, republican mitt romney has no campaign eevents -- campaign events scheduled this week. he is preparing for three debates with obama earlier next month. >>> thomas gore pleaded guilty in may to organizing under-the- table payments to former mayoral candidate suleman brown. it was part of an alleged shadow campaign to get gray elected. gore was the first of three campaign aides to plead guilty, and federal prosecutors asked the judge not to set a sentencing date...
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i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> sometimes you understand what's trending. sometimes you're not quite sure. in the mailbag tonight the chick-fil-a gay rights debate goes on and this time it's renee who says she is tired of hearing about gay rights. what about my rights she says? my right to go out without anybody speaking of their sexual preference or my right not to be lectured or harassed because i believe marriage is between a man and a woman. you have the right to be what you want to be, but when you infringe on my right and peace of mind with your signs, public display of affection or rudeness when you don't think i've acknowledged that you're gay, that's just wrong. renee, i hear you, but what you seem to be talking about is the right to remain unoffended, which of course, does not exist. that's the downside to this whole freedom of speech, freedom to assemble thing. sometimes the things you see and you hear you're not going to like. that's okay. on the other hand, i am always happy to see what's in mcginty's mailbag unless, of course, it's running on
i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> sometimes you understand what's trending. sometimes you're not quite sure. in the mailbag tonight the chick-fil-a gay rights debate goes on and this time it's renee who says she is tired of hearing about gay rights. what about my rights she says? my right to go out without anybody speaking of their sexual preference or my right not to be lectured or harassed because i believe marriage is between a man and a woman. you have the right to be...
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. >>> president obama and mitt romney will square off again in their second presidential debate tonight. president obama acknowledges he didn't farewell in the first debate and he's promised he will not be so lax in tonight's meeting. >> both candidates have taken the last couple of days off the campaign trail. they've been preparing for tonight. the town hall format will feature questions from undecided voters. >>> wusa9 is the place to be tonight for election coverage. join us at 9:00 for the debate. you can also watch wusa9.com. stick around at 11:00 as we talk to the u.s.a. fact checkers about who is telling the truth and who is exaggerating. >>> also, the deadline to vote in virginia has come and gone but if you live in maryland, the deadline to register is today. and for district residents, the mail-in registration deadline is over but you can register in person at the election board's headquarters. you have until friday, the 19th, to do that. for more information on voter registration, go to our website wusa9.com. look under our campaign 2012 tab. >>> senator arlen specter will b
. >>> president obama and mitt romney will square off again in their second presidential debate tonight. president obama acknowledges he didn't farewell in the first debate and he's promised he will not be so lax in tonight's meeting. >> both candidates have taken the last couple of days off the campaign trail. they've been preparing for tonight. the town hall format will feature questions from undecided voters. >>> wusa9 is the place to be tonight for election coverage....
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. >> if conservatives come together, we beat romney decisively. if conservatives are split, he might squeak through. >> maybe he squeaks through. the republican candidates will have final debate to build support before saturday's primary. that one is scheduled for tomorrow night. >>> voters in virginia's republican primary won't have to take a loyalty oath, after all. the state gop asked the elections board to remove it from the party's primary ballot. the virginia republican party made the decision after a poll of its governorring board. the oath would have required the voters promised to support the nominee in the general election no matter who it turns out to be. >> we can all tell it by going outside the cold made a comeback, but how long will it last? topper tells us if there's any chance that weekend warm-up could come around. >>> but first website goes dark in protest of controversial regulation that would regulate some internet content. we'll explain what that law would do. that's coming up. >>> it is hollywood versus silicon valley with w
. >> if conservatives come together, we beat romney decisively. if conservatives are split, he might squeak through. >> maybe he squeaks through. the republican candidates will have final debate to build support before saturday's primary. that one is scheduled for tomorrow night. >>> voters in virginia's republican primary won't have to take a loyalty oath, after all. the state gop asked the elections board to remove it from the party's primary ballot. the virginia...
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last year. >> now the president told supporters in wisconsin he didn't recognize the candidate he was debating wednesday night because so many positions have changed. there could be another momentum shift in a couple of hours when the september jobs report is released. >>> this next story might gross you out a little bit and maybe push the bowl of cheerios away. students in some university of maryland dorm halls are dealing with an infestation of bedbugs, 9news now reporter kristin fisher is live in college park with more on this really gross story. good morning kristin. >> reporter: yeah, it's nasty jessica. but the good news is that so far, these bedbugs are contained to only two units. two apartments on the campus of university of maryland. but students here say they're worried that it could spread and spread fast and we all know that's a very likely scenario when you're dealing with bedbugs. now some of the students in the affected apartments say they're still waking up with bites like this all over their bodies even after the exterminators have come in. the company that runs these dorms c
last year. >> now the president told supporters in wisconsin he didn't recognize the candidate he was debating wednesday night because so many positions have changed. there could be another momentum shift in a couple of hours when the september jobs report is released. >>> this next story might gross you out a little bit and maybe push the bowl of cheerios away. students in some university of maryland dorm halls are dealing with an infestation of bedbugs, 9news now reporter...
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during last night's first presidential debate. in fact he is repeating today some of the very same lines he used last last night against president obama. we will have the rest of that story at the white house. certainly invigorated his campaign. now a day later, the obama camp is trying to use his words against him. the crowd at the conservative conference in colorado welcomed mitt romney with thunderous applause on saturday. it was a victory lap. >> trickle down government that the president proposes is one where he will raise taxes on small business, which will kill jobs. i instead want to keep taxes down on small businesses to create jobs. >> an instant cbs news poll of the uncommittedded voters showed that he won the first debate by a margin of 2-1. speaking on thursday, he continues to draw contrast with the president. >> we don't measure compassion on how many people to put on food stamp and how many you can get a good job to get off the food stamps. >> reporter: president obama came out swinging on thursday, something that
during last night's first presidential debate. in fact he is repeating today some of the very same lines he used last last night against president obama. we will have the rest of that story at the white house. certainly invigorated his campaign. now a day later, the obama camp is trying to use his words against him. the crowd at the conservative conference in colorado welcomed mitt romney with thunderous applause on saturday. it was a victory lap. >> trickle down government that the...
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preparing for the presidential debates. >>> today is the last day of summer vacation for most youngsters in northern virginia. it is back to school tomorrow for students in arlington, fairfax, prince william and stafford counties of as well as the cities of alexandria, falls church, fredricksburg and manassas. >>> in arlington county, some parents are upset that their youngsters will not be able to take the bus. they say they were notified last month that arlington public schools are getting rid of 12 bus stops. some parents are concerned that their children will have to walk nearly a mile to gliebe elementary school and across some busy roadways. the move affects about 1,000 students. arlington's superintendent says that the change was necessary because growing enrollment was causing the bus system to become overloaded. >>> a labor day tradition kicked off this morning in kensington. the 45th annual labor day parade and festival started on flyers mill road -- plyers mill road and headed down connecticut avenue and winding its way through the streets of kensington. thousands lined the pa
preparing for the presidential debates. >>> today is the last day of summer vacation for most youngsters in northern virginia. it is back to school tomorrow for students in arlington, fairfax, prince william and stafford counties of as well as the cities of alexandria, falls church, fredricksburg and manassas. >>> in arlington county, some parents are upset that their youngsters will not be able to take the bus. they say they were notified last month that arlington public...
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governor romney and the president spent most of their tuesdays in debate prep. vice president biden said something that got a quick agreement from his opponent. >> how they can justify raising taxes on the middle class that has been buried the last four years. >> they're being buried by the obama administration's economic failures. >> the obama campaign responded by saying congressman ryan took the vice president's comments out of context. 50 million people are expected to watch tonight's debate. >>> tonight the presidential debate between president obama and governor romney as we said will focus on domestic issues. we asked on facebook which topics do you hope the candidates will address. mickey writes how they propose changing social security. emily moon says the economy and job creation. and mark asks why we're paying almost $4 a gallon for gas. we here at 9news now in partnership with our sister paper "u.s.a. today" will be keeping track to see if the candidates address any of these issues and if what they say passes musters. we're deeming up with "u.s.a. to
governor romney and the president spent most of their tuesdays in debate prep. vice president biden said something that got a quick agreement from his opponent. >> how they can justify raising taxes on the middle class that has been buried the last four years. >> they're being buried by the obama administration's economic failures. >> the obama campaign responded by saying congressman ryan took the vice president's comments out of context. 50 million people are expected to...
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many analysts believe that mitt romney who currently leads in the polls has the most at stake. >> on stage, he's going to have to look like a front-runner and have to worry about the other candidates gunning for him. >> former minnesota governor tim pawlenty isn't waiting until tonight to take jabs at romney. he slammed the forcer massachusetts governor's state healthcare overhaul. >> president obama said he designed obama care after romney care and basically made it oobm oobmney care. >> they say republicans should stay focused on president obama's failure to produce jobs and curb spending. joel brown, cbs news, washington. >> newt gingrich apparently generally ignored questions from the media last night regarding the whole flap of his campaign staff. >> thousands of people evacuated because of the arizona wildfires are now being allowed back home. people began streaming back into springerville sunday after the evacuation order was lifted. many of them brought back photos and other belongings they quickly gathered when they were forced to leave town. firefighters say they finally ar
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it's 18% for people who identify themselves as romney voters. gary nurenberg reports on the increasing number of small undecided voters that are the ones being targeted during tonight's debate. >> reporter: the romney and obama campaigns agree on this. >> it is about the 4%, 5% of people who really have not been paying much attention to the campaign who haven't made up their minds. >> reporter: american university professor. >> anything is possible but in order for it to have real impact, romney would have take some rinks and obama would have to make some mistakes. >> reporter: romney risking alienating the republican right. >> i don't think they would stay home but might give him less money. >> reporter: still important for the ongoing ad war. >> people say that romney should come in with some zingers and try to make obama lose his cool. >> reporter: zingers make debate history. '88 vice presidential when dan quail was comparing him to jack kennedy. >> senator, you're no jack kennedy. >> but here's the punch line of that. who won the election?
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big, big debate there tonight, wide open format it. could get wild. if it makes news and it will, we'll cover it at 11:00. >> nice job recovering just now. thank you for the update. >>> president barack obama traveled to florida's walt disney world for some campaigning of his own. florida holds its primary january 31st. the president said his administration is working on a new national tourism strategy all aimed at creating jobs. >> we want people visiting not just epcot center, but the everglades, too. the more folks who visit america, the more americans we get back to work. >> president obama laid out plans to speed up visa processing and make it easier for people in fast growing nations like china and brazil to travel to the u.s. >>> if one virginia delegate has his way, pot and booze could be sold together in the hundreds of state run liquor stores. ken molestina joins us live to explain the purpose of a new piece of legislation. >> if that legislation is approved, it was first introduced by david england, a virginia house delegate. he's looking t
big, big debate there tonight, wide open format it. could get wild. if it makes news and it will, we'll cover it at 11:00. >> nice job recovering just now. thank you for the update. >>> president barack obama traveled to florida's walt disney world for some campaigning of his own. florida holds its primary january 31st. the president said his administration is working on a new national tourism strategy all aimed at creating jobs. >> we want people visiting not just epcot...
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in a debate from bloomberg television and "the washington post" tuesday night, romney's rivals got a chance to disrupt his momentum. >> can you name all 59 points in your 160 page plan? >> the whole discussion around this campaign is going to be job creation. how can you win that debate given your background? >> the american people in the kind of financial crisis they're in, they need someone who knows how to create jobs. i do. >> the sit-down format was tightly scripted. the candidates repeated now familiar remedies and criticisms of the obama administration. >> we've got to get our spending house in order. >> they want to really change things, the first person to fire is bernanke who is a disaster as chairman of the federal reserve. the second person to fire is geithner. >> some voters like what they heard. >> who helped himself most so far? >> well, i think actually romney probably did, in my opinion, because he was taking questions from almost everybody. and he seemed to handle them fairly well. >> this is home turf for mitt romney. he owns a vacation home here and he was governo
in a debate from bloomberg television and "the washington post" tuesday night, romney's rivals got a chance to disrupt his momentum. >> can you name all 59 points in your 160 page plan? >> the whole discussion around this campaign is going to be job creation. how can you win that debate given your background? >> the american people in the kind of financial crisis they're in, they need someone who knows how to create jobs. i do. >> the sit-down format was...
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sunday, the contenders took aim at front-runner mitt romney in the second of two back-to-back debates. romney's double digit lead has dropped slightly in recent days. >> in tucson, arizona, congresswoman gabrielle giffords led the pledge of allegiance at a memorial for victims of last year's shooting rampage there. candlelight vigil capped off a day of events honoring the six people killed at her meet and greet event a year ago. the congresswoman is still recovering from a gunshot wound to the head. >>> thousands of people plot to graceland sunday to celebrate what would have been elvis presley's 77th birthday. this august will mark the 35th anniversary of his death. by the way, "forbes" magazine says the presley estate earned $55 million last year. >>> you've probably heard that pet owners live healthier lives. >> those pets can also help put cancer patients on the road to recovery coming up at 5:49 in today's buddy check. >> at 5:22, the wizards are still looking for they're first win of the season. >> and next at 5:15, howard has the weekend's cold snap in his 7-day forecast. we'll
sunday, the contenders took aim at front-runner mitt romney in the second of two back-to-back debates. romney's double digit lead has dropped slightly in recent days. >> in tucson, arizona, congresswoman gabrielle giffords led the pledge of allegiance at a memorial for victims of last year's shooting rampage there. candlelight vigil capped off a day of events honoring the six people killed at her meet and greet event a year ago. the congresswoman is still recovering from a gunshot wound...
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mitt romney will work the west and midwest with an early afternoon rally in nevada followed by another in iowa. after months of speeches, campaigning and debating, the two candidates continue to accuse one another of having no plan for the next four years. >> we haven't heard an agenda from the president. that's why his campaign is taking on water and our campaign is full speed ahead. >> i laid out a plan for jobs and middle class security. unlike mitt romney, i'm proud to talk about what's in my plan. >> reporter: the obama campaign plans to hand out a 20-page outline of the president's agenda to millions of voters in battleground states. the romney campaign continues to point to its website for his five-point plan. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >> if you don't like either mitt romney or president obama in this election, a third party may be an op. candidates from the lib tear january, green, constitution and -- libertarian, green, constitution and justice departments are on the ballot in most states. >>> richard murdoch made some comment abouts abortion and rape during a deba
mitt romney will work the west and midwest with an early afternoon rally in nevada followed by another in iowa. after months of speeches, campaigning and debating, the two candidates continue to accuse one another of having no plan for the next four years. >> we haven't heard an agenda from the president. that's why his campaign is taking on water and our campaign is full speed ahead. >> i laid out a plan for jobs and middle class security. unlike mitt romney, i'm proud to talk...
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mitt romney and president obama will square off again next tuesday in a town hall style debate in new york. bob schieffer, the hose of cbs news' face the nation, will moderate the october 22nd debate in florida. he joins us now live from washington. because you're moderating the debate, we understand you won't talk about the debate directly, but where do you see the presidential race with two debates now in the book? >> well, i think it's closer than it was and i will say this about last night's debate. i think both of the candidates helped themselves. i think as far as the debate itself, i think joe biden probably won, but i tell you the other part. i thought that paul ryan kind of passed the vice presidential test. i don't think anybody -- this will be people who vote for mitt romney and people who vote against him, but i don't think you'll find people who will vote against the republican ticket because paul ryan is on it. the last time out there is no question that there were some people and i don't know how many, but there were some who did not vote for john mccain because he had
mitt romney and president obama will square off again next tuesday in a town hall style debate in new york. bob schieffer, the hose of cbs news' face the nation, will moderate the october 22nd debate in florida. he joins us now live from washington. because you're moderating the debate, we understand you won't talk about the debate directly, but where do you see the presidential race with two debates now in the book? >> well, i think it's closer than it was and i will say this about last...
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: now, much of this debate about whether the president is politicizing this issue started when the vice president joe biden suggested that the whole campaign could be summed up in a bumper sticker that said general motors is alive and osama bin laden is dead. >> norah o'donnell at the white house. norah, thank you. we'll ask mitt romney about osama bin laden's death when he sits down with us in studio 57. he and his wife ann will be here in the next half hour. >>> for security reasons they attacked last year. >> one year later many are still upset about the raid. they're also angrile the attacks by drones over the area. collarry sa, what are they telling you? >> well, it's very interesting, charlie. one year after osama bin laden's death and many people across the country don't believe osama bin laden was ever living in the compound or killed by the u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s last year, and those people who do believe it, rather than being perturbed about the glaring security breach, they're more angered at the fact that the u.s. violated their sovereign integrity by staging that raid. >> and
: now, much of this debate about whether the president is politicizing this issue started when the vice president joe biden suggested that the whole campaign could be summed up in a bumper sticker that said general motors is alive and osama bin laden is dead. >> norah o'donnell at the white house. norah, thank you. we'll ask mitt romney about osama bin laden's death when he sits down with us in studio 57. he and his wife ann will be here in the next half hour. >>> for security...
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following last week's debate. according to the research center, 49% of likely voters favor romney while only 45% like president obama. just last month romney trailed obama by nine points. now he's pulled ahead. governor romney told cadets at the virginia military institute he'll strengthen america's defense as commander in chief. he says president obama has failed to lead on the world stage, especially in the middle east. >> it's clear that the risk of conflict in the region is higher now than when the president took office. >> governor romney said he would work to stabilize the new governments in libya and egypt and help armed syrian rebels trying to overthrow the assad regime. voters favor president obama when it comes to foreign policy. >> we'll sustain the strongest military the world has ever known. >> neither of the presidential candidates nor their running mates served in the military. this is the first election where that's happened in 80 years. >>> 6:36 now. republican george allen and democrat tim kaine
following last week's debate. according to the research center, 49% of likely voters favor romney while only 45% like president obama. just last month romney trailed obama by nine points. now he's pulled ahead. governor romney told cadets at the virginia military institute he'll strengthen america's defense as commander in chief. he says president obama has failed to lead on the world stage, especially in the middle east. >> it's clear that the risk of conflict in the region is higher now...
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presidential nominee mitt romney took a break from his preparation for the debates. >>> the man accused of killing his elderly wife at their georgetown home is due in court. 48-year-old albrecht muth understands the legal process and could be declared competent to stand time. he's accused of beating and strangling his 91-year-old wife viola drath last summer. she was a former journalist and socialite. muth was an army general and recently went on a hunger strike. >>> officials are doing aerial mosquito spraying with hopes of fighting the west nile virus. it's scheduled to start in parts of baltimore. next week it will be anne arundel county. the center for disease control reports the number of cases has gone up 25% in just the last week. 87 people have died from the infection this year, including one person in maryland. the cdc recommends using insect repellent. you can remove standing water by your home to remove breeding sites. >>> it's going to cost more if you want to fly one airline. >> we're talking about delta airlines. it's announced it's raised fares on many u.s. flights by up
presidential nominee mitt romney took a break from his preparation for the debates. >>> the man accused of killing his elderly wife at their georgetown home is due in court. 48-year-old albrecht muth understands the legal process and could be declared competent to stand time. he's accused of beating and strangling his 91-year-old wife viola drath last summer. she was a former journalist and socialite. muth was an army general and recently went on a hunger strike. >>> officials...
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first presidential debate. the pressure is on vice president biden to stop that momentum. the two candidates will meet here at center college in nville, kentucky, the town of about 16,000 happy to play host to the millions who will be watching on television. >> i expect it to be a home run for biden. >> i anticipate paul ryan's going to clean up tonight. >> reporter: danville resident scott bonham will be in the audience. he voted for president obama in 2008. this year he's not making up his mind until after the debates. >> am i better off four years later? i'm not sure. i'm sure we hear that a lot, but i'd say at this point i'm open. >> reporter: recent polls show likely voters expect paul ryan to have the upper hand tonight, but this supporter believes it will be closer. >> i think it will end up being dre. they're both very qualified, good -- a dre. they're both very qualified -- a draw. they're both very qualified, good speakers as well. >> reporter: and we're told the vice president is spending time with h
first presidential debate. the pressure is on vice president biden to stop that momentum. the two candidates will meet here at center college in nville, kentucky, the town of about 16,000 happy to play host to the millions who will be watching on television. >> i expect it to be a home run for biden. >> i anticipate paul ryan's going to clean up tonight. >> reporter: danville resident scott bonham will be in the audience. he voted for president obama in 2008. this year he's...
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former massachusetts governor mitt romney. he's accusing romney of creating the model president obama used for his healthcare reform plan. >>> the first practice rounds will get underway at congressional country club this morning. that is where the world's top golfers will be competing in the u.s. open later this week. that means millions of tourist dollars are coming to the businesses in and around bethesda. 9news now reporter surae chinn is live at congressional. i'm so jealous. good morning, surae. >> good morning to you. nothing started quite yet. already so much activity in the entrance at congressional country club here. we've got some people dropping off stuff at the entrance. people are trying to stake their real estate in the gallery. and these are only practice rounds but something to get excited about. here are some numbers to throw at you. 5500 volunteers, 5500, 1 56 world-class golfers, 40,000 spectators each day. that means, you know what. big time traffic and big time profits to be made this week. montgomery cou
former massachusetts governor mitt romney. he's accusing romney of creating the model president obama used for his healthcare reform plan. >>> the first practice rounds will get underway at congressional country club this morning. that is where the world's top golfers will be competing in the u.s. open later this week. that means millions of tourist dollars are coming to the businesses in and around bethesda. 9news now reporter surae chinn is live at congressional. i'm so jealous. good...